Best Calymenidae
Calymene is a genus of trilobites that lived primarily during the Silurian period, with fossils commonly found across Europe and North America. As a member of the order Phacopida, these arthropods are recognized for their well-preserved enrolled fossils. The species Calymene blumenbachii, nicknamed...
Flexicalymene is an extinct genus of trilobites that existed during the Ordovician period. These arthropods are commonly found in the limestones of the Cincinnati region in Ohio, USA, as well as in parts of Europe. Flexicalymene trilobites are frequently discovered in an enrolled state, rolled into...
An Ordovician-Silurian calymenid trilobite abundant in South America and North Africa, commonly found in the enrolled position in Bolivian and Argentine strata.
A Silurian calymenid trilobite found in Europe and North America, distinguished by its robust, heavily calcified glabella and commonly preserved in enrolled posture.
An Ordovician trilobite common in Gondwanan shallow-water facies, with fossils found across Wales, Iberia, and North Africa, used as a Lower Ordovician index fossil.
Placoparia is an Ordovician trilobite genus from Europe, distinguished by its prominent eyes and relatively large, wide cephalon.
A Silurian calymenid trilobite widespread across North America and Europe, frequently preserved enrolled into a tight defensive ball in Silurian carbonate deposits.
A Paleozoic calymenid trilobite genus named in honor of the paleontologist Reed, recognized by the characteristic lobed glabella typical of calymenid trilobites.
